GDT: The Second Half Push Begins: Your New Jersey Devils vs. Colorado Avalanche, 7:30 PM, ESPN+

[Better Call Sal]

It's time to make the drive to the postseason, so better get on the ride haters and doubters

If we want to be in the dance at the end of the season, it's time to crack down and get serious

So pull up a chair, and settle in for the playoff push!

Your New Jersey Devils Projected Lineup:

#18 Ondrej Palat (A) - #13 Nico Hischier (C) - #63 Jesper Bratt (A)
#73 Tyler Toffoli - #56 Erik Haula - #91 Dawson Mercer
#28 Timo Meier - #42 Curtis Lazar - #14 Nathan Bastian
#11 Chris Tierney - #92 Tomas Nosek - #10 Alexander Holtz

#88 Kevin Bahl - #17 Simon Nemec
#43 Luke Hughes - #6 John Marino
#82 Santeri Hatakka - #24 Colin Miller

#41 Vitek Vanecek
#50 Nico Daws

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lineup:

#27 Jonathan Drouin - #29 Nathan Mackinnon (A) - #96 Mikko Rantanen (A)
#28 Miles Wood - #20 Ross Colton - #25 Logan O'Connor
#62 Artturi Lehkonen - #12 Ryan Johansen - #9 Zach Parise
#11 Andrew Cogliano - #22 Fredrik Olofsson - #94 Joel Kiviranta

#7 Devon Toews - #8 Cale Makar (A)
#49 Samuel Girard - #42 Josh Manson
#4 Bowen Byram - #3 Jack Johnson

#60 Justus Annunen
#40 Alexander Georgiev

Zach Parise's return to the NHL:

Time to kick it up a notch boys

LFGD

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[TheUnseenHand]

Just don't get embarrassed please.

 

[theoptimist]

Good morning.

4-2 Avs

 

[Clam Jensen]

Put up a good fight and then go on a run when players start trickling back. All we can hope for.

 

[MasterofGrond]

8-3 devils

 

[The Grinder]

“Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Wood hat trick and for good measure he'll run over whoever is in net.

 

[Blackjack]

I think it goes like this: kicked in the teeth against the Avs tonight, #24 on Wheeler’s list tomorrow, then kicked in the teeth by Calgary on Thursday.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Gotta think that we take this 7-4

 

[Devils731]

Gotta think that we take this 7-4

And imagine how many more the Devils can score if Jack plays.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Hopefully the boys go on a run, but I just don’t know if we’ve seen anything to suggest they will. Definitely not until Jack is back and playing at his level.

About a month out from the deadline and 7 points back of the WC (five from Philly in the Metro with two other teams ahead of us). I wonder how far out from the race we have to be for Fitz to sell. Toffoli would get us a nice haul I think and ultimately I just don’t see him as a fit.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Hopefully the boys go on a run, but I just don’t know if we’ve seen anything to suggest they will. Definitely not until Jack is back and playing at his level.

About a month out from the deadline and 7 points back of the WC (five from Philly in the Metro with two other teams ahead of us). I wonder how far out from the race we have to be for Fitz to sell. Toffoli would get us a nice haul I think and ultimately I just don’t see him as a fit.

We do also have games in hand on almost every team ahead of us. But of course, if we don't win them, it's a moot point anyway.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Wood hat trick and for good measure he'll run over whoever is in net.
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Wood hat trick is a missed breakaway, flubbed A+ chance and a bad offensive penalty

 

[Better Call Sal]

This is very cool. Arlette rocks.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Psst, new Chico Eats just dropped!

 

[BahlDeep]

My body is ready for the season opener...!!!

 

[Better Call Sal]

Give it to me.

 

[Mgd31]

Okay good, maybe Jack will be back by Thursday then. At the very least Saturday.

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[JimEIV]

Psst, new Chico Eats just dropped!

It's all an act. Chico is really a vegan.

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

Bleed falls to his knees in a jersey shore bagel shop.

 

[The Wumpus]

MODERATELY EXCITED

LGD

 

[Better Call Sal]

Holy crap, Nolan lives.

 

[Devils731]

Okay good, maybe Jack will be back by Thursday then. At the very least Saturday.

I’m thinking if he’s in a contact jersey then he’s playing tonight, just my guess.

 

[Mgd31]

I’m thinking if he’s in a contact jersey then he’s playing tonight, just my guess.

Hope so, but he didn't take line rushes so not too optimistic